Late May/early June is the best time to visit the outback/red centre & the top end(NT)
Cold is relative. Up there they consider day temperatures of 18°C/64°F
cold and 40°C/104°F getting hot. Nights can get a lot colder, below freezing at times.
Look the the temps for
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Springs
Jan-Feb is hot and uncomfortable.
As well as the rock there is the Olgas & Kings Canyon. These are some distance part.
In the NT 200km/150miles is considered
close
Its 207 miles from ASP to AYQ
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=a...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Tjuta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_...hern_Territory)
Oz Fest 11 (2014) was at ASP/AYQ. Some info in that thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...25-2014-a.html